Chapter 15: Bring It On

Zander barged into my suite. I sat on my bed and stared at my phone while willing a call from Ash to happen. So far, it had not been working.

He came up to me and asked, "Did you get any messages from your fiancé?" He said the last word with a hint of spite.

Was it that obvious? I hoped I wasn't that easy to figure out.

"No. I haven't heard from him at all."

"What a shame," Zander said in a fake tone of sympathy.

I wondered what he wanted. I set my phone down and looked him in the eyes.

"Is there something you want?"

"You promised that you'd spar with me, remember?"

Oh right. I had said that he could if he helped me. I almost wanted to change my mind because of the close proximity we'd have to be in. I wasn't sure my heart could handle all that closeness with Zander.

Just looking at him caused me to feel a warmth spread throughout my body. It got harder just to breathe regularly when we were together.

Finally, I said, "Let me get changed first. I'll meet you in the training r